Still, some well-heeled buyers will blanch at the AMG's price premiums over garden-variety Mercedes.

In the mid-1930s, even well-heeled buyers tended to chose V-8 Cadillacs over costlier V-12 models like this 1935 Cadillac Twelve town car.

Occasionally, but most often such well-heeled buyers come from no more than 30 miles away, say the people who know the market best.

As well-heeled buyers push real-estate prices into the stratosphere, people like Mr. Schmidt fear that Crested Butte's middle-class residents may be forced out.

It is this exclusivity, developers say, that is attracting a steady stream of well-heeled buyers and pushing up prices.

With so many companies appearing to be bargains because of their lower stock prices, well-heeled buyers are on the prowl.

These obviously well-heeled buyers probably originated from points all over known space, if not from considerably beyond as well.

A hybrid urban SUV, the Lexus LF-Ch is designed to appeal to well-heeled, eco-minded and young buyers.

Mr. Kovner, who was recently listed by Forbes magazine as having a net worth of $2 billion, isn't the only well-heeled buyer with an eye for super-size homes.

I had squeezed top dollar out of a well-heeled and honorable buyer who planned to make few changes to my newspaper.